August 2012
Recap of Summer 2012 at Mason
|New President Ángel Cabrera & Rector Daniel Clemente
After Alan Merten’s 15-year tenure as president, a new face will greet students returning this fall as Ángel Cabrera takes the helm of the university.
The Board of Visitors announced the appointment of Cabrera in December but he did not start his new position until the beginning of July.
Cabrera, age 44, will replace Alan Merten who served as president since 1996.
Capital One departs, Apple Federal Credit Union moves in
|After five years at George Mason University, Capital One Bank has decided to depart.
The bank had a five-year contract with Mason, and according to David Atkins, director of contract management and licensing at Mason, the bank sought the break.
“Capital One’s representative shared that it was a business decision in the best interest of the bank,” Atkins said.
Apple Federal Credit Union, the replacement, moved into the Capital One location in the Johnson Center in mid-August. Its ATMs should be in place by mid-September.
Rookies ready for new season behind returning vets
|The last men’s soccer championship came to Fairfax in 2008. Ryan Gracia and Draymond Washington were young, hungry players in a nationally ranked recruiting class and saw a quick reward for their decision to select Mason.
But now both players are gone, playing professionally in Sweden and Tampa Bay, only to be replaced by a new group of athletes. Twelve freshmen fuel the team this season for the Patriots and the leadership void is filling quickly.
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